Fellow Mission Partners: 
  
One of the most intriguing and uplifting movies I have ever watched was Facing the Giants, written and directed by Alex Kendrick. It is a story of hope against all odds set on a high school football field. The movie is capable of engaging its audience and leaving its viewers on the edge of their seats—it is a “must-see” for all who have not yet viewed it.
 
In the spiritual realm, we never know what we are fully made of until we come against something too big to handle. When Moses sent 12 scouts to check out Israel’s new homeland, they all saw the same thing: a land rich in honey and milk…and giants! In other words, they saw themselves as grasshoppers facing giants. However, there were two among them—Joshua and Caleb—who viewed the same situation in a different way. They remarked “do not fear the people of the land. For they are but bread to eat....The Lord is with us” (Numbers 13: 33).
 
The giants we meet daily will come in different forms. Perhaps one giant will be the arduous task we take on having been elected to a new office or the challenge of engaging our people to give above and beyond the World Evangelism Fund and other Approved Missions Specials. Maybe another giant will be opposition from the NMI Council, church board members, or even a pastor or district superintendent who does not support missions as much as we expect in our local church or on the district. Still another giant could take the form of a chronic illness, a tragic loss, family dissention…the list goes on.
 
As we come across our giants daily, we should get rid of the “grasshopper mentality.” It will only serve to sink us. God wants us to exercise our faith, rise above the opinions and criticisms of others, and trust Him for the results as He directs and leads us to soar as eagles. We have the power to do it, but do we have the will?
 

• Let us quit talking about life’s injustices and heed the words of Paul in 2 Timothy 2:3, “endure hardness as a good soldier.”
• Let us quit making excuses and heed Romans 8:37, “we are more than conquerors in Him.”
• Let us quit complaining about what we don’t have and the many changes ahead and heed the word, “God has given us everything we need for life” (2 Peter 1:3).
• Let us daily face our giants and focus on what God wants us to do through Him! (Psalms 27:1-14; Philippians 4:13)

 
Pressing on!

 
 
  
 
 
 


 
 
Jennifer Brown
Global NMI President
 
 
 
 
  
 

 
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